(a) Non-Residential Uses. For all new construction, building additions, or land development for which a building permit and/or zoning permit is required, the following shall apply:
(1) All non-residential uses shall provide 30 square feet of landscaped area for every 1,000 square feet of building ground coverage area, or fraction thereof. All areas of a lot not covered by buildings, structures, paving, or the landscaping required herein shall be covered by natural turf at a minimum.
(2) All commercial structures and industrial warehouse structures shall be required to plant the required minimum landscaping listed below:
Minimum Tree Planting Required per Building Size | |
Square Feet of Building | Number of Trees per Square Feet |
Up to 30,000 sq. ft. | One tree per 1,000 sq. ft. |
30,001 sq. ft. to 60,000 sq. ft. | One tree per 2,000 sq. ft. |
60,001 sq. ft. to 90,000 sq. ft. | One tree per 4,000 sq. ft. |
90,001 sq. ft. and greater | Two trees per 8,000 sq. ft. |
A. In no instance shall the number of trees required to be planted exceed 500 trees.
(3) All office uses, institutional uses, convalescent and nursing homes and child daycare facilities, shall be required to plant the required minimum landscaping listed below:
Minimum Tree Planting Required per Building Size | |
Square Feet of Building | Number of Trees per Square Feet |
Up to 30,000 sq. ft. | One tree per 1,000 sq. ft. |
30,001 sq. ft. to 60,000 sq. ft. | One tree per 1,500 sq. ft. |
60,001 sq. ft. and greater | One tree per 2,000 sq. ft. |
A. In no instance shall the number of trees required to be planted exceed 100 trees.
(b) Residential Uses. For all new construction, building additions, or land development for which a building permit and/or zoning permit is required the following shall apply:
(1) Multi-Family Perimeter Treatment. For all multi-family residential uses, a 15 foot land-scaped perimeter shall be provided where such development is adjacent to or abuts a residential zoning district or public right-of-way, excluding on-site access drives. Such landscaping shall include a combination of trees, shrubs, hedges, earth mounds, and other natural features. No more than 80% of natural landscaping material shall consist of turf.
A. Screening between multi-family developments and non-residential zoned property. Screening shall consist of walls, fences, or natural vegetation in combination with a minimum four foot mounding. Said screening shall have an opacity of no less than 50%, except where superseded under § 1191.04(f). Screening between multi-family residential and non-residential developments shall be reviewed for approval by Council. Only masonry and brick walls or solid wood privacy fencing is permitted for built screening, shall be maintained in good condition, and comply with § 1181.07. Landscaping provided in lieu of such wall or fence shall consist of dense evergreen bushes planted no less than two feet in height or evergreen trees at no more than 30 feet spacing at five feet in height at the time of planting. A minimum of one evergreen tree and four evergreen or deciduous shrubs per 1,000 square feet of landscaped area for areas in all combinations of screening materials will be planted.
B. The opacity of 50% will take into consideration existing vegetation to be preserved and shall contain at least the minimum evergreen trees and shrubs. The minimum tree shall be five feet in height with a minimum caliper of one and three-quarters inches at the time of planting. The minimum shrub shall be two feet in height at the time of planting.
(c) Existing Trees. Existing healthy trees and shrubs shall be preserved and incorporated into the overall site and landscape design to the maximum extent practical as determined by the village. Existing trees may be credited towards minimum tree planning requirements.
(l) No credit shall be given for existing preserved trees that are:
A. Not located on the actual development site;
B. Not properly protected from damage during the construction process;
C. Dead, dying, diseased, or infested with harmful insects.
(2) No new tree planting shall be required if existing trees to remain on site after development, and the aggregate trunk sizes of such trees, meet or exceed the requirements set forth above.
(d) Any combination of existing and new trees may be used to meet the requirements of this section.
(Ord. 2021-20, passed 7-19-2021)